Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Sai’du Abdullahi (Bida/Gbako federal constituency), led members to the port on Saturday to engage stakeholders.
In Mali, 90 per cent of women have been affected by female genital mutilation, while the rate of child marriage in parts of the region is among the highest in the world.
The police command in Niger says it has arrested a 10-member syndicate in Minna suspected of specialising in international human trafficking.
Trachoma has been known in Senegal since the early 1900s.
“No fewer than 37 million Nigerians have been taken off the treatment of river blindness, while 43 million are still at risk and eligible for treatment,” said NIMR.
“In Nigeria, escalating violence in northern states is likely to drive widespread displacement, reduce access and hinder agricultural activity,” the report said.
The minister instead urged the media to focus attention on the subregion’s economic development.
Recently, Boko Haram terrorists have renewed attacks in the northeastern part of Nigeria.
The recent disintegration of ECOWAS has caused a breakdown of cooperation between countries in West Africa, especially in the fight against terrorism.
The judicialisation of African politics increasingly represents a huge risk to the popular will as the basis of government.
